2023-2024 Maine Scallop Season Overview

Regulations and Calendars

• Scallop Regulations — Scroll down to Chapter 11
• Emergency Regulations for In-Season Closures
• 2023-2024 Dive Calendars (PDF file, 4 pages; page 1 has sunrise times)
• 2023-2024 Drag Calendars (PDF file, 4 pages; page 1 has sunrise times)

Interactive Map

• Scallop Management Area Map 

2023-2024 Announcements

• No announcements as this time

Zone 1 Limited Access Area Charts

• Zone 1 Overview (jpeg, 662 kb)
• Sheepscot and Damariscotta Area Limited Access Area (jpeg, 800 kb)
• Western Casco Bay Limited Access Area (jpeg, 823 kb)
• Muscle Ridge Limited Access Area (jpeg, 860 kb)

Zone 2 Rotational Area Charts

Zone 2 Note: 
Harvesting of scallops by hand (diving) is restricted to Rotation C (Third) only for the 2023-2024 season. Harvesting for scallops by dredge gear is restricted to Rotation A (First) only for the 2023-2024 season.

• Zone 2 Overview (jpeg, 687 kb)
• Matinicus Islands Area (jpeg, 661 KB)

Dive Only:

• Eggemoggin Reach and Southeast Harbor (jpeg 830 KB)
• Gouldsboro and Dyer Bay (jpeg, 911 KB)
• Lower Jericho Bay Dive (jpeg, 1,098 KB)
• Lower Pen Bay RA (jpeg, 979 KB)
• Machias Area (jpeg, 726 KB)
• Upper Blue Hill and Union River (jpeg, 825 KB)
• Wohoa and Western Bay (jpeg, 915 KB)

Drag Only:

• Addison (jpeg 914 KB)
  • Harrington River Closure (jpeg, 943 KB)
  • Upper Addison Closure (jpeg, 1.04 MB)
• Bold Coast (jpeg 491 KB)
• Englishman Bay (jpeg, 785 KB)
  • Roque Island Harbor and Little Kennebec Bay Closure (jpeg, 953 KB)
  • Upper Englishman Bay Closure (jpeg, .98 MB)
• Frenchmans Bay (jpeg, 806 KB)
  • Upper Frenchman Bay Closure (jpeg, .98 MB)
• Isle au Haut Bay (jpeg, 984 KB)
• Swans Island (jpeg, 960 KB)
  • Toothacher, Upper Swans Island Closure (jpeg, 1.18 MB)
• Upper Penobscot Bay (jpeg, 801 KB)

Zone 3 Chart

• Zone 3 Overview (jpeg, 863 KB)
• Cobscook, Whiting and Denys Bay (jpeg, .98MB)